Early (pre-8 Ma) fault activity and temporal strain accumulation in the central Indian Ocean

The diffuse deformation zone in the central Indian Ocean is the classical example of distributed deformation of the oceanic lithosphere with shortening between the Indian and Capricorn plates manifest as reverse faulting (5-10 km spaced faults) and long-wavelength (100-300 km) folding. The onset of...

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Main Authors: Krishna, K.S (Author), Bull, J.M (Author), Scrutton, R.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2009-04.
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